If we allow alien invaders to destroy our soda machines in Earth Defense Force 5, what’s left on this planet worth defending?
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Get aCC_e55
The future is now with this V-MAYD vending machine from Get aCC_e55, a mobile puzzler built around a room-rotating gameplay mechanic.
The Fixer
Andrew Borman, Digital Games Curator at the Museum of Play, is back with a soda machine from The Fixer, a cancelled open-world RPG planned for the PlayStation 3. If you look closely, it uses some of the same textures as the cancelled Witchblade game.
Thanks for the screenshots, Andrew!
Backseat Bingo
In the world of video game soda machine preservation, there are obscure platforms, and then there are obscure platforms. This vending machine appears in Backseat Bingo, a game that’s included in the Chrysler Pacifica’s Uconnect rear seat entertainment system. It might also be the priciest game archived here at the site, with an MSRP around $33,000.
Thanks to Jenna Fischer from The Office for the tip. No, really!
Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers
Some soda machines make a blink-and-you’ll-miss-them appearance in the trailer for Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers. Thanks for the screenshots, Tikhon!
Witchblade
Andrew Borman, Digital Games Curator at the Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, discovered this Rock Kola vending machine in a tech demo for an unreleased game based on the Top Cow comic book Witchblade. Let’s take a closer look…
Thanks for the screenshots, Andrew!
Fortnite
The classic red Fortnite soda machine has been in the archives for ages, but the version in this screenshot replaces an illegible graffiti-style logo with the word “COLD.” [Source]
Shenmue III
Shenmue’s drink machines are iconic, so it’s not surprising that Ryo stumbles across a few in Shenmue III. This time around, the developers relied on stock Unreal Engine vending machine assets, previously seen in games like Estranged: Act II, SCUM, and Emily Wants to Play Too. Nevertheless, a familiar soda machine is better than no soda machine at all!
Thanks to dnekuen on Reddit for helping me track these down! [Source]
Tokyo Bus Guide 2
I keep racking up fines for trying to steer my bus across several lanes of traffic to get a closer look at these drink machines from Tokyo Bus Guide 2 for the PlayStation 2.
Tokyo Warfare
Tank battles in urban settings tend to generate a lot of collateral damage. Here’s hoping these soda machines from Tokyo Warfare survive the fight.
Truck Kyousoukyoku: Ai to Kanashimi no Rodeo
I’ve spent forever trying to track down a copy of Truck Kyousoukyoku: Ai to Kanashimi no Rodeo (Truck Mad Dash Melody: Rodeo of Love and Sadness) for the PlayStation 2 so I could capture a screenshot of these beachside soda machines.
In the process, I also learned about dekotora—the Japanese word for flamboyantly decorated art trucks like the ones featured in Truck Kyousoukyoku. At last, I have some cultural context for the tricked-out trucks that occasionally appear in the background of Street Fighter stages!
Simple DS Series Vol. 8: The Kanshikikan
This drink machine is from Simple DS Series Vol. 8: The Kanshikikan – Kinkyuu Shutsudou!! Jiken Genba wo Touch Seyo, a visual novel for the Nintendo DS. I’ve developed a real knack over the past few years of muddling through dialogue trees in Japanese visual novels in order to screenshot the inevitable Act 2 soda machine, despite my inability to read even a single word of Japanese.
Basketball Club Story
I love Kairosoft for their unwavering dedication to including soda machines in every single mobile game they release — including this one from Basketball Club Story.
Mega Mall Story 2
Get your mega mall off to a great start with a pair of soda machines in Mega Mall Story 2!
Alias
This soda machine from Alias for the PlayStation 2 was tougher to track down than a Rambaldi artifact!
*clears throat*
A Rambaldi artifact!
Seriously, nothing? Alias was a popular show not that long ago, people!